NEW YORK -- An anonymous woman who had accused Jay-Z of sexually assaulting her now says that he never raped her.
Jane Doe recanted her claims in a legal declaration, filed in New York on Thursday evening. She said she has never met or spoken to the rapper and mogul, whose real name is Shawn Carter.
"My allegations that Shawn Carter raped me or otherwise sexually assaulted me were false. I have never met Mr. Carter," Jane Doe said in a statement, provided to CNN. "Mr. Carter never engaged in any inappropriate conduct toward me whatsoever. There is no truth to any of my claims against Mr. Carter. I understand that my false accusations have caused Mr. Carter immense pain, suffering, and damage that can never be fully undone. I sincerely and unconditionally apologize to Mr. Carter for the devastating harm I have caused to him, his family, and his reputation."
Jane Doe first made her public claims against Carter in a lawsuit filed by attorney Tony Buzbee in December 2024 against both Carter and Sean "Diddy" Combs. She said she was 13 years old at the time, and that she met Combs and Carter at an afterparty following the MTV VMAs in 2000.
Jane Doe had first sued Combs - who denied her claims - alleging he sexually assaulted her, and later amended her complaint to include allegations that she was also assaulted by Carter at the same party. In her complaint, she said she began to feel woozy after consuming a drink at the party and wandered into a nearby bedroom where she said...
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